Sunday, 25 August 2013

1v1 Change of Direction

Objective: Focus on being able to change direction in 1v1 situations both with and without the ball.This session was used for the first training session after the summer break, where a number of new players where joining the team. It created a lot of fun and laughter, but at the same time helped me as the coach to gauge the ability of the new players. It also gave the players lots of opportunities to score goals.

Ball Work - As players arrive they are asked to get a ball, find some space on the pitch and individual practise their dribbling and juggling skills - Fifa street style. Then players where asked to demonstrate for the rest of the team any new skills they had taught themselves during the summer holidays.Lose Your Marker - Split players into four groups. One group will be the attacking player, one group the defending player and two groups will be the passers (each one of these should have a ball. Goalkeepers are optional).

An attacker and a defender stand opposite each other, 3 yards apart, the defender has their back to goal. The attacking player has to make a run to lose their marker in order to get a first time shot at goal. They have to call the name of the player they want to receive a pass from in order to get a first time shot on goal.. The defending player cannot move until the attacker makes their run between the two cones. Rotate the players through the positions regularly as this game can be get quite tiring.1v1 to Two Goals: Split your players into two groups, defenders and attackers. The defending group will each start with a ball.

The defender passes the ball accurately across the area to the attacker and runs forward to defend. The attacker must attempt to get past the defender in order to score in one of the target goals, by using trick feints or speed to beat them. Rotate the players the by getting them to go to the opposite line after each attempt.Multiball Game: Pick two teams, one attacking and one defending and place a quantity of balls in the middle of the pitch. You will need more than the number of players in the attacking team.

The defending team defend the goals but are not allowed to act as keepers or permanently stand in the goals. The attacking team continuously take a ball from the middle and attempt to beat defenders or take advantage of space to score goals, until all the balls have gone. If an attacking player misses a shot they have to collect their ball and return it to the middle. Once all the balls have been used the teams change roles. The team which scores with all the balls in the quickest times wins.

Normal Game: Focus on the skills learnt in the session, giving particular praise to players taking players on opponents.